West Plains, MO. – A man who is charged with multiple child sex crimes has had his case moved from Douglas County to Texas County. Robert Atherton is charged for Statutory Rape of a Victim under the age of 14, and Statutory Sodomy with a Victim under the Age of 14, with victims including his two daughters he shared with Shawna Ross.
The change of venue was official on March 29, 2023, but a judge has not been assigned to the case at this time.
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Shawna Ross, Robert Atherton, and Harold Blair were all charged with multiple crimes after photos of children performing various sexual acts were found in Blair’s former residence in Ava during its demolition on December 7, 2022.
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